Sledding Resources

**Sledding has been a leading cause of pollution in trails and wild areas. Only use durable, multi-use sleds. If your sleds do break, use designated dumpsters.  Plastics leech into the water supply and leftover shards of sleds are dangerous to humans and animals.

Locations: (Click on titles for Google Maps directions)

Spooner Summit Snow Play Area

This is an informal sledding spot with limited parking. However due to excessive use, local organizations have put out trash receptacles to minimize waste of sled materials and waste. If you do use this area, please be courteous of the plants and wildlife, as this is a wild area with struggling plant life by the highway. 

 

Tahoe City Sledding – TCPUD

This sled hill is managed by the Tahoe City Public Utility District. You don’t even need a sled! Sled rental is included with the purchase of your sled hill session. In fact, outside sleds are not permitted.   https://www.tcpud.org/park-information/park-activities

 

Echo Summit Snow Play Area

If you have a SNO-Park Pass, you can utilize this plowed parking lot to access hills by Echo Summit to sled at.  If you are looking for groomed hills in this area, please refer to Adventure Mountain and Blizzard Mountain.

 

Mt. Rose/Tahoe Meadows

Visit this location for scenic remote sledding! This is a very popular area, please minimize your impact by bringing your garbage and broken sleds back home with you, as this is a sensitive area, with the water feeding into a wild meadow. 

 

*Plastic sleds are constantly left around the lake in wild areas. Please buy durable sleds and leave the location better than you found it. 

Flagstaff Trailheads: Cleaning up after discarded sleds | Columnists | azdailysun.com

 

Snow Play Areas (No Sledding)

 

Kahle Park

This public park has playgrounds and an open field for snow activities. Snow Play is encouraged at this area, with sledding discouraged.